Location - How To Change Default Install

sudo flatpak --system override --filesystem=/mnt/bigdrive/flatpak flatpak install --user --reinstall flathub app-id Snap locations are hardcoded ( /snap , /var/lib/snapd/snaps ). Workaround: symlink:

export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$HOME/lib/pkgconfig" export CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$HOME/.local" Build tools respect DESTDIR : how to change default install location

sudo systemctl stop snapd sudo mv /var/lib/snapd /mnt/bigdrive/snapd sudo ln -s /mnt/bigdrive/snapd /var/lib/snapd sudo systemctl start snapd Set in ~/.bashrc or ~/.config/environment.d/ : use --installroot :

Change installation location:

setup.exe /DIR="D:\MyApps" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES Use msiexec for MSI files: how to change default install location

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/bigdrive/usr sudo mount --bind /mnt/bigdrive/usr /usr # Make permanent via /etc/fstab echo "/mnt/bigdrive/usr /usr none bind 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab For , use --installroot :